The Everyday Pain Guide: "It Never Used to Hurt When I...?!"

For anyone who has found themselves thinking: “ But it never used to hurt when I… !”, Put Out the Fire is written for them. This book sheds light on three burning questions: Why does it hurt? How do I make it stop? and How do I keep it from happening again?

This first in a three-volume series, Put Out the Fire is not about pain typically associated with fractures or diseases. It does, however, address the familiar bouts of everyday aches and pains and it's this "everyday" variety of pain that can unwittingly lead to a lifetime of discomfort when left ignored and untreated. This book guides readers through an intuitive exploration of the why, what, and how of everyday pain in a way that will transform their relationship with all pain and help them see their everyday activities in a new light.

Author Ya-Ling Liou, a seasoned chiropractic physician and teacher, turns complicated anatomical processes into easily understood concepts. Fun cartoon-style illustrations and easily-grasped analogies describe clearly the intrinsic nature of the body’s mechanical, chemical and emotional causes of pain. Pain caused by inflammation is compared to “the body on fire,” and the author artfully guides readers through the processes of “cooling the fire” and “fire-proofing the body.” Uncovering new ways to pay attention to the body, Liou describes exactly what to do about these nuisance and surprise pains before they turn into a five-alarm fire.

Fix the Fire Damage shows readers how to tap into the body’s innate common sense, and spells out in everyday language what they need to know to become their own experts in pinpointing and alleviating their nagging pain. Best of all, readers will find new hope knowing that they can return to a pain-free life.

YA-LING J. LIOU is an evidence-based chiropractic physician who, after more than three decades of clinical experience, continues to expand and share her intuitive body care techniques. All of her work takes into account the whole person and aims to address not only the mechanical balance of the body, but also the chemical and emotional aspects that so often influence each other.
 
Having grown up with exposure to generations of Eastern as well as Western attitudes towards health, Dr. Liou brings a unique perspective to her work in healthcare. She began her formal education in the area of applied sciences in her hometown of Montreal, Quebec, before completing her doctorate at Northeast College of Health Sciences (formerly New York Chiropractic College).
 
She taught anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology at Seattle Massage School (currently Everest College and formerly Ashmead College) and later brought her multiple systems perspective to the Naturopathic Physical Medicine Department at Bastyr University as an adjunct faculty member. Dr. Liou now lives, works, and writes in Seattle.